SaMpliNg eFFicieNcy oF chiroNoMidae (diptera) acroSS diSturBaNce gradieNtS

We compared detection efficiency and number of exclusively collected genera for surface-floating pupal exuviae and dipnet methods across two disturbance gradients. The most efficient method was collecting exuviae monthly. When compared for June only, the dipnet method was most effective across all sites, but at disturbed sites there were no statistically significant differences between methods. The exuviae method exclusively collected twice as many genera as the dipnet method.